Peter, I agree with Chuck here - writing a line at a time is slow. It's very secure though. So it's good if you may crash - whatever has already been written stays written to disk. But otherwise better to buffer some and then write.
After looking at the link Arnaud posted it looks like concatenating about 1 - 2k worth of data is optimal. -- Kirk Brooks San Francisco, CA ======================= What can be said, can be said clearly, and what you can’t say, you should shut up about *Wittgenstein and the Computer * ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com **********************************************************************